Sheikh Abdul Aziz

Sheikh Abdul Aziz (1952-11 August 2008) was the Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir People's League and a pro-independence activist in Kashmir. He was killed by Indian police in 2008.

Biography
Sheikh Abdul Aziz was born in 1952 in Namblabal in Pampore, near the city of Srinagar. After passing a matriculation exam, he joined his father's high-yield saffron business, selling the spices for a job. He later became a member of the independence movement of Kashmir, becoming a prominent member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, in addition to being the Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir People's League. He believed that a referendum in Kashmir monitored by the United Nations and the right to self-determination would help the people of the region.

In 2008 he was severely beaten by Indian paramilitary forces while demonstrating against Hindu hardliner groups attacking his fellow Muslims. He died in the SMHS Hospital of Srinagar, near Chala, the location of his murder.